Inpatient rehabilitation outcome trends: Implications for the future

JAMA

Volumn 292, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 1746-1748

  Esselman, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY; EDITORIAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KNEE DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REHABILITATION CENTER; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; NOTE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REHABILITATION CENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 5044248213     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.292.14.1746     Document Type: Editorial

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